As we head into 2022, Americans should pay close to some extraordinary dangers worldwide. Tension is mounting on multiple fronts. For starters, Russia is building up its troops at the Ukraine border, yet it denies it has any plans to attack. At the same time, Russia has submitted a list of security requests to the…

The World Health Organization announced a new and potentially more dangerous COVID-19 variant spreading across the globe called Omicron. Here’s how WHO named this variant.  In May, WHO announced it would use the Greek alphabet to name new COVID-19 variants, a practice once used by The National Hurricane Center when naming hurricanes.  Since implementing the…

President Joe Biden said Thursday that the United States was considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over China’s human rights abuses, a move that would keep American dignitaries, but not athletes, from the Games. Speaking to reporters as he hosted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Oval Office, Biden said…

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met virtually for 3 1/2 hours Monday night. The video above shows some of the remarks President Biden made at the meeting. In a press call following the meeting, a senior Biden administration official described the conversations as “respectful and straightforward”, saying the two leaders “had a…

Shannon’s picks for Thursday, October 21 include: Despite his continued refusal to fall in line with his colleagues and reports that he was considering leaving the Democratic party, Senator Joe Manchin clarified he’s not going anywhere. Rep. Jordan and Rep. Nadler go at it in a House Judiciary Committee hearing. PayPal has offered to purchase…

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed at her daily White House briefing Wednesday that President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will hold a virtual meeting by the end of the year. The video above shows her discussing the future meeting. “We continue to believe that leader level engagement is an important part of…

The United Nations General Assembly got underway Tuesday. The video above shows clips from remarks made at the General Assembly from U.N. Secretary General António Guterres and President Joe Biden It comes amid two major worldwide crises: The Covid-19 pandemic and climate change. “COVID and the climate crisis have exposed profound fragilities of societies and…

Fresh off a meeting with German Chancellor Angele Merkel Thursday, President Joe Biden is set to meet virtually with other world leaders to discuss how to recover the world economy after the pandemic. The meeting will focus on the Pacific Rim, with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Russian President Vladimir…

As China builds the Belt and Road Initiative–a new trade route similar to the Silk Road–President Xi Jinping touted the country’s power at an event marking the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party on Thursday. “We have never bullied, oppressed, or enslaved the people of any other country, and we never will,” Xi said.…

China celebrated its centennial rule by the Communist Party with about 70,000 people at Beijing’s iconic Tiananmen Square. The event was invitation-only. President Xi Jinping told the crowd that “no one should underestimate the Chinese people’s determination, and strong ability to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.” In an hourlong address, he pledged to build…